placed Area Mental Health (AMH) Director Grayce Crockett on temporary
paid leave effective immediately. AMH Deputy Director Carlos
Hernandez has been designated as Acting AMH Director during Ms.
Crockett's leave.
This action allows the Mecklenburg County Manager's Office to assess
all actions taken in connection with Mecklenburg Open Door, as the
County terminates its relationship with this organization. This
process also will include an assessment of management oversight in AMH
regarding its handling of this situation. While on temporary leave,
Ms. Crockett is expected to fully cooperate with this assessment,
including providing all information she has or knows regarding this
matter.
"In addition to my concerns about Area Mental Health's monitoring
oversight of the grant, I have additional concerns that we did not
have complete information needed to fully brief the Board," Jones said
Friday. "Therefore, we will dig as deep as we can into Mecklenburg
Open Door to determine all the facts and to ensure there is
appropriate accountability within Area Mental Health."
Key facts regarding the Housing and Urban Development (HUD) review of
the Shelter Care Plus Program that Mecklenburg Open Door administered
for the County are available at www.mecklenburgcountync.gov.
